Both Mark and Lihe add ſomething to this Story. fark ſaith, chap. 10. 14. When Jeſus ſaw it, he was much diſpleaj24, nd /aid, Suffer the little Children to come to me, and fartid them wits for of (uch is the Kingdom of God : Verily T ſay unto you, Who-
L - \ . . 1 : ſever (hull mt receive the Kingdom of God, as 4 little Child, he ſhall
mt enter therein. Ard he took them up in his Arizs, put his Hands wor them, and Bleſſed them, Luke faith the time, chap. 18. 15. only he faich , He called them unto him, and leaves out what Mark hath, wer. 16, of Chri# taking them up in his Arms, putting his Hmds upon them, and Bleſſing them. From this Texr, Pivines will prove the Bapti/m of Children, becaute rÞoir's 35 the Kingdom of Heren, which whether we underſtand of the Church, and the Pi:pentation of the Grace of Chrift under the Goſpel, vi2. That the Gojpel-Church is made up of Infants, as well as more adulr Perſons; or that the Grace ot Chriſt under the Goſpel, viz. Re-
miſſin of Sins through the Blood of Chriſt, doth belong to {ome |.
Ciuidren , as well as to grown Perſons: Or, of the Kingd'm of” Glory, viz. Children ſhall go ro Heaven as well as grown Perſens, the Argument is well drawn from this Text : Thoſe who have a right co a Memberihiy in the Church, are to be Bape tized: Or, thoſe who have a right ro the Kingdem of Glory, may be Baptized. Bur oe cr both of theſe are atfirmed 1n tl:1s Text. We mult take heed we co not tound Infant-Buptim, up2u upon the Example of Chriſt in this Text; for 1t 15 certain tat he did not B:pr1ze theſe Children. Afark only faith, He 5k them into his Aims, laid his Hands 9m them, and Bleſſed them. The Arzument tor Infant-Bapriſm 1rom this Text 1s founded upon his Words uttered on this occaſion ; not upon his Pratice. Mark adderh , that our Saviour cold them, That unleſs a Man received the Kinzd1m of Grd 5 4 Little Child, he could mot enter into it, But «ce opened thote Words betore , WHatrh. 18. 3. Where we met with the ſame jn cfteR:
16 And behold one came and ſaid unto him, Good maſter. what good thing fhall I do, thar I may hare eternal lite?
This Biſtory is reported by Mal, chap. 10. from v. 17. to v. 23: and by Libe, c..18. from v.18. to v.24 Mark ſaich, When he was ge firth into the way, there came one ruming, and hneeled to kim, and ushed him : Good Maſter, What tay I do, that I may inberit Eternal Life ? Like ſaith, A certain Ruler asked him. Our Lord was now jn his way trom Galilee to Fudea, and to eruſalem ; There cometh a Perſon, a Ruler, whether of ſome of the Syna- £2ues, Er in ſome place of Civil Magiſtracy, the Scripture faich not. He uns, he kneelech to him , ( paying him ar leaſt a Civil Homage, as to his Superiour) he falures him with the ordinary Title thiev -ave to their Teachers, Maſter, Good Maſter : He propoundeth a grave Qeſtion xo him, Whar he ſhould do thar he mizht gct ro Heaven? Bur yer, he doth nor propound the Quo in thoſe rermsz, but, What Good thing ſhould T do, that T may have Eteinal Life 2 It appeareth, by his reſpe& ſhewed to Clift at his coming, and by the 2eſtion propoſed, and by his go- ins wp. /ojrrarful wen our Saviour's Anſwer did nor farrsfie hum, thac he did not come up2n any captious Deſign to entrap our Sa- viour, but our of a defireto learn; but yer, it appeareth plainly that he was a Phariſee, or a Diſciple of the Phariſees, and thought that he had a Power in himſelf to do fome good rhing by which he migkre mierir Erernal Lite z or upon the doing of which he might ar leaſt obrain Everlaſting Lite; tho' not asa ſtri& Reward for his Work, without any Conſideration of a Meſſias : He grants an Erern.!! State ; he declares his Defire of an Erernal Happineſs, he declareth his Readineſs to do ſome Good thing, that he might Pbtate I0,
17 And he aid unto him, Why calleſt thou me 500d ? There 7s n-7e good but one, zhat zs God : But if thou wilt enter into life, keep the commandments.
Aurh omicreth the latter Clauſe, and only ſaith, Thou knowes? the Commandments: So ſaith Luke, chap. 18. ver. 19, 20, Our Saviour*s Deſign here was , not, to ſhew this young Man by this Antirer, the way by which it was poſſible, that he or any other might come to Heaven, bur only ro convince him ot the Errors of the Pharaſaical Dofrine : They would nor own Chriſt ro be G-d.nor ro be come forth from God: They raught Erernal Life to be obtainable by the Works of the Law, and by a fulfilling v7 rhe Law, according to that 1mperte& Sente which they gave ot it, of which we heard much, Chap. 5. Now (faith our Sa- viour) ſecing you will not own me 70 be God, nor yer co have c2me trom Ged, why calleſt thou me Good ? There is none Orizinally, Eilentially, and Abſolutely Good, but God : There is none Derivarively Gocd , bur he deriveth his Goodneſs trom Grd. Kow calleft chou me Gocd, whom thou wilt neither own ro be G2d, nor to derive from God? { But if thou wilt enter into Lite, keep ths Commandments, } This was the Dofrine of the Fn riſces, that Men might keep the Commandments. Saich our Srviour, the v-2v © Ecernal Lite according to your DoGtrine, 15 plain beiore thee : You ſay, Men may pertettly keep rhe Com- mzndmenrs of God : He that doth ſo, ſhall be faved : Theretcre op ihe Comm naments. Nor that our Saviour thought he could 0 ir, or thar tliere did lye a patiable Road ro Heaven that way, bur thar ke mighr convince him of kis Error, d4uu the need he had of a Saviour.
18 He faith unto him. Which? Jeſus ſaid, * Thou {halt do no murder. Thou thalt not commit adultery, Thou ſhaltnot fteal, Thou {halt not bear talſe witneſs,
19 * Honour thy father, and 7hy morher, and, * Thou {halt love thy neighbour as thy el,
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